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Two unlikely upsets: the beauty and the beast of the state tournament

After logging over 15-victories during the regular season, there are certain expectations placed on a team regarding how they will perform in the state tournament.  The higher that number, the higher the expectations. But apart from one or two teams each year who are simply out of everybody else’s league, the nature of the state [...]

WMA takes attendance: grab bag of goodies

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Wayland v Forest Hills Central the game of the [...]

WMA takes attendance: districts from hell

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

March 4 boys basketball scores — Associated Press
Ludington boys [...]

Create-a-Caption: start ‘em practicing young

This week’s Create-a-Caption picture is from Rockford’s convincing victory over Grand Haven.  Well, sort of.  The picture was taken during the game, but the impact that the events depicted in the picture actually had on the game itself is certainly debatable. I mean, they might have, if that mini-football errantly found its way onto the [...]

WMA takes attendance: Union gets Puffered

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Feb. 26 high school basketball scores (boys)(girls) — Associated [...]

WMA takes attendance: midterm madness

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Feb. 20 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — [...]

Rockford rams Grand Haven in critical O-K Red matchup

Justin Klein shoots a fadeaway jumper | David Chandler Photography

High quality professional prints from the game available from David Chandler Photography.

The Grand Haven Buccaneers (14-3) traveled into a hostile black-out crowd for a battle with the Rockford Rams (12-5) Friday night. The Bucs held a slight, one game lead going into the affair, and [...]

WMA Game of the Week: Grand Haven at Rockford

Each week, West Michigan Allstar takes our blogging circus over hill and dale to a high school gymnasium around West Michigan.  It’s traditionally one of the biggest games in the area, with the top players and teams duking it out against one another (we like to watch that stuff, too), and this week is no [...]

WMA takes attendance: grappling regionals

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Holland beats Greenville behind Weatherspoon attack — Grand Rapids [...]

Create-a-Caption: a new helicopter move?

This week’s pic is from Rockford’s win over Hudsonville last Friday.  They did it with defense, and I think that this week’s pic demonstrates the extent of that defense.  Well, it might, anyway.  Actually, it might also be some kind of new helicopter move that I haven’t seen before (I’ve been slacking on my And-1 [...]

Rockford shuts off Hudsonville’s offense to come back and win

Rockford's Ryan Majerle looks for room | Craig Powers, Powers Media

With about two minutes left to play in the third quarter, Hudsonville senior center Austin Elling was fouled on a layup to cap a 11-0 Hudsonville run, putting the Eagles up nine.  Clutching his shoulder, he briskly walked to the bench, and was escorted [...]

WMA Game of the Week: Rockford at Hudsonville

Each week, West Michigan Allstar takes our blogging circus over hill and dale to a high school gymnasium around West Michigan.  It’s traditionally one of the biggest games in the area, with the top players and teams duking it out against one another (we like to watch that stuff, too), and this week is no [...]

WMA takes attendance: grapple for titles

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Feb. 5 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — [...]

WMA takes attendance: late joiners are O-K

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Feb. 4 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — [...]

WMA takes attendance: ahh, signing day

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Feb. 1 Michigan basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated [...]